By Julie Miller, Maryland Department of Commerce After six years of planning, design, and construction, Marriott International has opened its global headquarters in downtown Bethesda, Maryland. The 21-story, 785,000-square-foot, LEEDv4 Gold-certified building is the new workplace for corporate associates, supporting…
Solidigm Builds R&D Facility in the Greater Sacramento Area
Solidigm, a U.S.-based subsidiary of global semiconductor company SK hynix, Inc., along with the City of Rancho Cordova and the Greater Sacramento Economic Council (GSEC), announced the largest high-wage jobs project in Greater Sacramento’s history. After an exhaustive site search…
Texcell Expands in Frederick, Maryland with New Facility and Jobs
By Amanda Winters, Maryland Department of Commerce Texcell, a contract research organization providing services for biopharma companies, is growing its U.S. presence in Frederick, Maryland. The company is adding approximately 27,000 square-feet of laboratory and office space in Frederick and…
Orca Bio Building New State-of-the-Art Manufacturing Facility in Greater Sacramento
Orca Bio, a late-stage biotechnology company developing high-precision cell therapies for the treatment of cancer, genetic blood disorders and autoimmune diseases, announced the expansion of its current manufacturing capabilities with the construction of a new 100,000-square-foot commercial facility in Sacramento.…
State of Louisiana Premieres New Entertainment Website
The State of Louisiana is unveiling a revamped and redesigned website dedicated to entertainment industry professionals doing business in the state. The updated site, still found at LouisianaEntertainment.gov, engages visitors with a vibrant showcase of the state’s booming entertainment sector…
Port of Savannah Handles 575,000 TEUs in August
Photo Credit: Export containers are loaded onto a Yang Ming vessel at the Port of Savannah’s Garden City Terminal. The Georgia Ports Authority is moving cargo at a rate of more than 6 million twenty-foot equivalent container units per year.…